Princess Anne

[Nanalisa60]

What a woman, she is 72 years old !! I can’t believe how amazing she has been in the last few days.

I always knew she was the most hardworking royal , but this week she has been outstanding.

Adding to the Ann love. She is brilliant and has really stepped up these last few days.

I'm not so keen.

She's carrying out her role as the 2nd snr royal after Charles. Neither Edward no Andrew would have accompanied the coffin.

I have also heard (through friends who know the background of her and her 'set') that her marriage is not all it seems. Some years ago she was said to be reunited with her old flame. True or not- who knows?

I'll say. I'm 68 and there are days when my legs and back really remind me about that.

She wore trousers when she walked behind the QM's coffin, and she wears them at Remembrance Sunday wreath laying.

Always admired Anne. My granddad took me to stand in the crowd to see her being driven to BP the night before Princess Margaret's wedding.

I think the dog was called "Dorothy", IIRC.

A lovely picture. Zara is so like her mother.

I agree with you.

I believe that it must have been Anne who decided no way was a certain duchess coming to Balmoral on the evening of the day the Queen died.
Just my hunch.
The Queen, her beloved Mum, had been put under a lot of unnecessary stress by a certain duo ( and Andrew ).
There wasn't much Anne could do about her brother and nephew being there.

I could be totally wrong.

We live at the back of Gatcombe she is totally fabulous her grandchildren are at the prep where my son went. They are all low key and charming she does a lot for charity and doesn’t bang on about it down to earth and great fun.

Looking at all the photos of the people in London and Scotland and thinking how different this would have been had the Queen died during lockdown.

What a malicious, ridiculous comment.
This thread is about Anne not your hatred of Meghan.

Anne, like her mother, was not born for the throne and imo that is why she would be a much better head of state than the sibling who was.

I like Anne too, I think she has done a lot of work for various charities over the years but didn’t get the same publicity Diana did as she’s not gorgeous. I’m not knocking Diana it’s just how the press works. I do think though that’s she’s worn very well over the years she hardly looks any different! Plus that long walk up the Royal Mile in Edinburgh behind the hearse all uphill or a lot of it, was getting worried about Charlie too as I doubt he’s as fit as Anne is.

Good for her re hairdo ! I think in this respect she is a bit like the late Queen, she’s found what she likes and she sticks with it.

She also wears trousers and rides astride at the trooping of the colour. The Queen always rode side saddle, apparently she didn't like riding aside but did so for her father.

amatsip, I certainly don't hate Megan.
But I do think the past few years were difficult for the Queen.
I didn't mean it to be malicious.
Just that I believe Anne is "no nonsense, just get on with it" but if you upset Her Mum she won't tolerate it ( if possible ).

I really rate Anne as well. She does considerably more public face to face stuff that any of the others, just quietly gets on with it, and doesn't make a song and dance about it.

I know a number of people who've met Princess Anne, who all said she was really nice, polite, interested, engaged.

I had the pleasure of meeting her once. She works hard and maintains a great sense of humour.

*But that picture looks nothing like her. So filtered....

I maybe be in the minority here but I don't like her. All that "she doesn't suffer fools gladly" and she's "hard working". I always wonder who these "fools" are, maybe people just trying to earn a living and unlike her doesn't get it handed on a plate. As for hard working? All the "work" is done by others, she keeps busy with engagements, it isn't work as such.

I once read how she took a charter plane to Rome costing the taxpayer over £16.000 just so she could watch Scotland play rugby. Another "on the take" royal I'm afraid.*

Yes, I've seen her in her uniform on Remembrance Day, and she wears a long overcoat with the trousers - always looks immaculately turned out .

I once read how she took a charter plane to Rome costing the taxpayer over £16.000 just so she could watch Scotland play rugby.

She is patron of Scottish rugby and goes to see them as often as she can (genuinely supports them as far as I can see). The royal family owe as much loyalty to Scotland as England and need to be seen to support the Scottish teams IMO.

I don't think it's the fact that it was the Scotland team that was the point.

I know that. How wonderful for them to give themselves patronages. How they exploit it.

Anne holds 24 military positions.

She's the woman you'd want sailing your ship in the time of crisis. Brave, ballsy, no nonsense